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SBE: Mastery-based Learning Grows with State-funded Support

SBE: Mastery-based Learning Grows with State-funded Support

Source: The Washington State Board of Education - Olympia, WA | December 12, 2023 Washington State Board of Education Announces Second Cohort of Grantee Schools for Mastery-Based Learning Collaborative In a pioneering effort by the state...

Rainier Prep Celebrates Community Diversity

Rainier Prep Celebrates Community Diversity

Washington state charter public schools are community-rooted. As tuition-free public schools that are open to all, charter public schools offer their students access to opportunities that they may not have been finding elsewhere. And the classrooms...

Charter Public Connections: Operations Community of Practice

Charter Public Connections: Operations Community of Practice

In our state, charter public schools are located from the heart of Puget Sound to the Palouse. While limited in number, the WA charter public school sector is outsized in its spirit of collaboration, coordination, and connection. We have to be....

Back to School: Welcome to School Year 2023-24!

Back to School: Welcome to School Year 2023-24!

You’ve had time away from teacher’s voices, we wanted to empower them to welcome our students and families back to school. The countdown to the first day of school is on! Teachers in Washington’s charter public schools are excited to greet students...

Back to School: The Countdown, 2 weeks to go!

Back to School: The Countdown, 2 weeks to go!

You’ve had time away from teacher’s voices, we wanted to empower them to welcome our students and families back to school. We are extremely proud that the diversity of our state is aptly reflected in the diversity of Washington’s charter public...

Why Not You Academy on the radio

Why Not You Academy on the radio

August 12, 2023 96.5 Jack FM's Lee Callahan interviews people in the Northwest who are doing great things for our community. Abi O’Neal, Chief Executive Officer of the Seattle Charter School, The Why Not You Academy, in conversation with Lee...

Back to School: The Countdown, 3 weeks to go!

Back to School: The Countdown, 3 weeks to go!

You’ve had time away from teacher’s voices, we wanted to empower them to welcome our students and families back to school. In charter public schools, we hope that our family and student communities remain tight-knit year round but we’re always...

Back to School: The Countdown, 4 weeks to go!

Back to School: The Countdown, 4 weeks to go!

You’ve had time away from teacher’s voices, we wanted to empower them to welcome our students and families back to school. It’s been a few months since most people’s focus has been on traditional classroom subjects, but they’re never out-of-mind...

Our Position on Lawsuit Regarding Oklahoma Charter School

Our Position on Lawsuit Regarding Oklahoma Charter School

WA Charters wholeheartedly agrees with the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools position of support for the recently filed lawsuit alleging state law and state constitutional violations stemming from the OK Statewide Virtual Charter School...